Toliver Benjamin Clark (1839 - 1932)

Born 11 Jun 1839 in Madison County Indiana, USA

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Died 7 Sep 1932 at age 93 in North Manchester Wabash County Indiana, USA

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Obituary: The Journal(North Manchester, IN) Sept 5/8,1932: TOLIVER CLARK DIES AGED 93

T.B. Clark passed away at his home on East Fourth street Wednes­day afternoon about 2 :30 at the ripe old age of 93. He was the oldest man in Chester township and next to the oldest living person, Mrs. Rebecca Groninger being a year older. Mr. Clark had been in failing health for several years but his last illness was brief.

He was born in Madison county in 1839 and was the son of John W. and Francis Clark. His parents moved to this county 86 years ago locating near Lagro. He taught school for a number of years, was Servia's first post master and for many years faithfully served as sec­retary of the Oaklawn cemetery as­sociation. In that capacity he was painstaking and accurate in his rec­ords, taking a delight in accurately platting the cemetery lots. He had also kept the list of people 80 years old or older and only a few days ago sent that list to the News-Journal for publication.

He was a frequent contributor to the News-Journal columns, his stories of pioneer events not from hearsay but from personal knowledge and contact. He was a staunch democrat and for several years liked to visit the state legislature when it was in session. His comments, while partisan, frequently had wisdom and common sense that if followed, would have resulted in better government and less public expense.

Mr. Clark married Miss Susan Bush, who died in 1912. Four children survive, Wade Clark and Mrs. Edward Kitterman of North Manchester and Mrs. Charles Scully of Wabash and Mrs. C.H. Hayden of Wabash, one granddaughter, Mrs. Melvin Swank of Elkhart and two grandchildren. [note: should read two great grandchildren]

The funeral service for Mr. Clark will be held at the Wright funeral home on North Mill street, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev. Samuel Frantz and Rev. J.H. Wright. Burial will be in Oaklawn cemetery.

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